Registration Fees

Entitle you and your family to all seminars, the general Membership Meeting and free access to the Competition Viewing Area and Suppliers Room.

One-Day Pass

A one-day pass will be offered to those who are unable to attend the Convention for the entire weekend. The day pass shall be issued to an I.T.A. member with current dues paid for a fee of $25.00 per day, registration fees shall not be charged. This pass shall entitle you to only attend the seminars scheduled for the day the pass is issued.

Membership Dues

Dues are payable at this time (membership year is from March 1^st to February 28^th). Dues alone do not entitle you to attend seminars, entry to display area or access to Suppliers sales area.

Out of State Membership

If you are an out of state participant and a member of good standing in your own state’s taxidermist association and able to provide proof of current membership, the I.T.A. will waive membership dues as required to participate in convention competition. All other rights and privileges of membership shall not be honored.

Competition Fees

Competition fees are separate from the dues and registration fees. These fees are payable with registration or on site at the Convention.

Hotel Reservations

& Banquets

The Decatur Conference Center has given the I.T.A. reasonable room rates. We encourage you to stay at the “Host” hotel. There will be a special award dinner Saturday night. Children’s meals will be $5.00. Your decision to stay at the hotel and partake in the evening dinner is important to the I.T.A.  Facility charges are based on room reservations and meal attendance. We hope that you keep this in mind when you make your hotel reservations and plan your evening dining.

Mount Registration Guidelines

All entries must be the sole work of a current member and Registered Competitor. Artificial Parts, Original or Purchased are acceptable. If reason-able proof of a violation is established, the person in question may forfeit rights to compete in current competitions and may endanger the possibility of competing in future I.T.A. competitions.

Any mount entered into the I.T.A. competition cannot have been entered into any past I.T.A. show or be a past Best in World, N.A Champion or National Champion winning mount.

Protected species must be accompanied by the permits throughout the show.

Distasteful entries will not be allowed, subject to the discretion of the Judges Committee.

Mounts entered into the show are done at the owner’s risk. Display area will be locked when not attended by the I.T.A. members.

Removable covers will be allowed. Covers are to be removed by the owner before judging. This also means that the owner will be responsible  for putting the covers back on.

Reference material may be submitted with any entry to substantiate pose, color, etc. All notes and reference cannot identify the competitor.

Mounts must be finished at time of entry. This means completely dry, free of pins, carding, etc.

A final grooming area will be available. Final grooming must be done prior to placing the mount in the competition room. A member of the Competition Committee will then place the mount in the competition show room.

Only the Competition Committee members can be in the judging room with the judges while the judging is in progress.

Any concerns regarding judging will be brought to the attention of the Competition Committee, NOT the judges. The judges’ decision is final.

After judging has been completed, business cards may be displayed next to each entry.

There will be no early release of mounts. Special permission

will only be granted by the consensus of

the Competition Committee in emergencies only.

Any members found violating a competition rule will be subject to the loss of any and all awards and will not be allowed to participate in the next year’s com-petition. No refunds of any kind will be made.

All first place ribbon winners will receive their score sheets after the Awards Banquet.

A competitor may not enter the same category in 2 divisions. For example, (1) whitetail in professional and (1) whitetail in advanced.